Ding dong! Merrily on high
In heaven the bells are ringing
Ding dong! Verily the sky
Is riven with angels singing
‘˜Gloria, hosanna in excelsis!
Gloria, hosanna in excelsis!’
E’en so, here below, below,
Let steeple bells be swungen;
And i-o, i-o, i-o,
By priest and people sungen!
Pray you, dutifully prime
Your matin chime, you ringers;
May you beautifully rhyme
Your eve-time song, you singers: